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Farfetch announces quarter with new record

Aug 14, 2019 / United Kingdom
The giant marketplace dedicated to luxury fashion has announced second quarter results marked by new records in revenue and Gross Merchandise Value

Tariffs on footwear delayed to December

Aug 14, 2019 / United States
The US-China trade war has a new chapter. After Mr Trump announced added tariffs of 10% on the remaining 300 billion US dollars in goods from China, now their application on certain footwear items is delayed to December

World Footwear Yearbook 2019: shift in consumer patterns

Aug 13, 2019 / World Footwear Yearbook
The World Footwear Yearbook 2019 has been published by APICCAPS. Access the main highlights of the industry and read through 84 country profiles with statistics updated to 2018

Ferragamo with 4% increase in revenue

Aug 13, 2019 / Italy
The Italy-based luxury group has announced first half results. Asia Pacific was confirmed as the group's top market. Other regions with mixed results in the period

Portuguese Leather Goods Campaign

Aug 13, 2019 / Portugal
Portugal exports 113 million euros in leather goods and saddlery. Since 2010, exports of this industry have increased by 250%

Steve Madden acquires sneakers' brand GREATS

Aug 12, 2019 / United States
The designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held Greats Brand, Inc. footwear brand specializing in premium sneakers made in Italy

Crocs: revenue up by 9.4%

Aug 12, 2019 / United States
The US-based footwear company famous for its clogs announced second quarter results marked by revenue growth. Full year outlook is being increased as a result of the first half performance

Farfetch acquires New Guards Group

Aug 9, 2019 / United Kingdom
The London-based luxury ecommerce giant bought New Guards, the group owning brand Off-White, for a total value of 675 million US dollars. Farfetch plans to launch "Brands of the future"

Singaporeans spending less on clothing and shoes

Aug 9, 2019 / Singapore
The average household spent about 120 Singaporean dollars a month on clothing and footwear, down from about 160 Singaporean dollars in the 2012/2013 period. Data comes from a Government survey

Weyco with mixed quarter results

Aug 9, 2019 / United States
The Wilwaukee-based group announced financial results for the quarter ended on the 30th of June 2019. Net sales for the period down by 1%

Wolverine reports strong quarter earnings

Aug 8, 2019 / United States
The Michigan-based footwear group reported financial results for the second quarter ended on the 29th of June 2019. Wolverine also provided an update on its full-year 2019 outlook

An investment year for Capri

Aug 8, 2019 / United Kingdom
The UK-based group has announced first quarter results with total revenue growing by 11.9%. The management of the Capri Holdings reaffirmed this will be the year to invest heavily in the business

Aldo to eliminate single-use shopping bags

Aug 8, 2019 / Canada
The Canada-based group's bagless initiative encourage customers to opt for an eco-designed shoebox. According to Aldo this will allow saving thousands of trees each year

Columbia Sportswear consolidates growth

Aug 7, 2019 / United States
The US-based sportswear company announced growth of 9% in the second quarter for net sales. The increase in the first half of the year amounted to 8%

VF raises full year outlook

Aug 7, 2019 / United States
The Colorado-based company reported first quarter results for the period ended on the 29th of June 2019. Management of the company is confident with the rest of the year and raised fiscal 2020 outlook
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